| Germany 🇩🇪 | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | |
|---|---|---|
| Government Type | Federal Republic | constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm |
| Capital City | Berlin | London |
| Administrative Divisions | 16 states | 48 ceremonial counties |
| Executive branch | Bundesminister appointed by the president on the recommendation of the chancellor | Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime minister |
| Head of government | Former Chancellor: Angela Merkel. Current Chancellor: Olaf Scholz | Former PM: David Cameron PM: Boris Johnson |
| Chief/head of State | President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Chosen by the Bundestag. In Germany there are coalitions. The leader of the coalition is elected by a majority of the Bundestag upon nomination by the president. | Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II |
| Role of head of state | ceremonial | ceremonial |
| Executive legitimacy | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence. Constructive vote of non-confidence: unlike the UK, elections can only be called when there is an alternative already that offers a better solution to the current PM. Because parties negotiate with each other, the support is visible, therefore, change is possible. | Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence. A vote of non-confidence can be called out when the PM does not seem to fulfil his/her functions satisfactorily. |
| Legislative branch | Bicameral legislature: Bundestag (Federal Parliament) and Bundersrat (Federal Council) | Bicameral parliament: The Crown, House of Commons, and House of Lords |
| Party system | Multi-party system | Multi-party system |
| Judicial branch | Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht. Half the judges are elected by the Bundestag and half by the bundesrat Federal Court of Justice Federal Administrative Court | Supreme Court of the UK Senior Courts of England and Wales (comprising the Court of Appeal The High Court of Justice, and the Crown Courts) Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) Scotland’s Court of Session and High Court of the Justiciary |
| Legal system | civil law | common law system Has non binding judicial review of Acts of Parliament under the Human Rights Act of 1998 |
Political divisions of Germany and the United Kingdom
Prime Ministers of Germany and the United Kingdom
Olaf Scholz 🇩🇪 and Rishi Sunak 🇬🇧.
Chief/Head of state of Germany and the United Kingdom
The president (currently Walter Stermeier) is the head of state of Germany, while King Charles III is the head of state of the UK.
Political compass of political parties in Germany and UK
The number of political parties in a government can show how power is distributed: if it is either concentrated or dispersed. Is important to have in mind that the number of political parties does not say accurately how strong a democracy is. Also, this political compass shows the current parties in the Congress/Parliament.
Germany (left )and UK’s (right) political parties.
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